Expression of the hypothalamic transcription factor Nhlh2 is dependent on energy availability

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 499-510

  Vella, K R ^a   Burnside, A S ^a   Brennan, K M ^a   Good, Deborah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hen2; Leptin; Nescient helix loop helix 2; NSCL 2; POMC; TRH

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; NESCIENT HELIX LOOP HELIX 2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTIRELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NHLH2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; UPREGULATION; WEIGHT CONTROL; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 34547470482     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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